Akamai finds fraudsters targeting tax filings - Internet
Akamai finds fraudsters targeting tax filings Consumers have another reason to be wary of the upcoming tax deadline in the US: fraudsters. According to new data out from Akamai, there has been a significant increase in the number of phishers and other fraudsters targeting consumers and using tax season to do it. Starting with the pandemic in 2020, many fraudsters began focusing on American's taxes. According to Akamai nearly half of web attacks were observed between the dates of June 17 to July 29, when American's taxes came due. Tax deadlines were extended because of the beginning of the CO...